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AL MUKALLA, Yemen — As part of a renewed counter-terrorism effort in the region, the U.S. military now plans to keep a small force of Special Operations advisers in Yemen after previous efforts were shut down due to civil war. Anonymous sources told The Washington Post that the two-dozen man team will assist troops from…

KABUL, Afghanistan — Last week, U.S. Special Operations Forces rescued the son of a former Pakistani Prime Minister who had been held hostage for over three years. Ali Haider Gilani, son of former Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani, was rescued in a joint operation between U.S. SOF and local Afghan commandos. “Working alongside our…